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one pot meal

After the rich and scrumptious festive foods, all I want is some simple, light, healthy and comfortable one-pot meal. Today I am going to share one such recipe – Vegetarian Jambalaya with leftover rice, yes I prepared it with leftover rice. According to the wiki, Jambalaya is a dish of Louisiana origin of Spanish and French. For me, it reminded me of vegetable and rajma pulao. I served this with tortilla chips, and it became a filling and a complete meal.

Arisi Paruppu sadam or the lentil rice is one of the popular recipes from the Kongu Nadu Region of Tamil Nadu. It’s a quick one pot meal prepared with rice which I replaced with little millet and toor dal. It’s a prefect weekday dinner or lunch box recipe which can be prepared easily. We love this with appalam or chips. But this can be served with pickle or raita or with your favorite veggie. This recipe is a complete meal by itself.

A quick and flavorful biryani or pulao prepared with Vermicelli or Semiya. This is an easy one pot meal that can be prepared during weekdays and also a perfect lunch box recipe. I pretty much prepared this like my chettinadu biryani but went with less veggies and regular onions instead of shallots.

Cauliflower Kuruma Kuzhambu or Chettinadu Kuruma Kuzhambu is a gravy curry which uses the sambhar ingredients as well the kuruma ingredients. Yes, we add sambar podi, tamarind and also the masala items. It’s a great side for rice and also chapatti or roti.

Soy bean / Soya beans / Soy beans is an edible legume/bean native to East Asia. Garbanzo beans are used for the traditional chole, but how about replacing it with soy beans? Here is my take on the traditional chole but with soy beans. I have already posted the no onion no garlic South Indian style channa masala. So today I am posting the other version with soy beans.

Do you love mushrooms? Then look no further hop on and learn how to make this simple one-pot mushroom rice with sambar powder and pepper powder. This delicious combination of mushrooms, pepper powder, and curry leaves will tingle your taste buds. Check out the detailed video recipe below.